Smallville
Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 9/10Young adultTeen protagonists with teen-first appeal.This show: 8/10Small townA tight community where everyone knows everyone.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10Outsider leadA misfit or newcomer as our way into the world.This show: 7/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 7/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Tom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackKristin KreukJohn GloverErica Durance
Written by
Alfred GoughMiles Millar
Starring
Tom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackKristin KreukJohn GloverErica Durance
Written by
Alfred GoughMiles Millar
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Smallville Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | ||
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| S1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.9 | |||
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | |
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.9 | ||
| S4 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 9.1 | ||
| S5 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.9 | ||
| S6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 9.0 | ||
| S7 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | ||||
| S8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | ||
| S9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.2 | |||
| S10 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.2 |
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About
"Superman's awkward teenage years, stretched into a decade"
Smallville reimagines Superman as a teenager, following Clark Kent as he grows up in a small Kansas town, hiding his growing powers while navigating high school, friendships, and an uneasy bond with young Lex Luthor. Early seasons lean into monster-of-the-week mysteries tied to meteor rocks, while later ones build toward the hero he's destined to become. It's earnest, soapy, and often melodramatic, carried by its central cast's chemistry and a nostalgic CW-era glow. The pace is uneven across its long run, but the slow-burn mythology and will-he-become-Superman tension keep it emotionally engaging for genre fans.
Watch it for
the slow, earnest evolution of Clark and Lex's friendship before it curdles into rivalry.
Maybe skip if
you dislike early-2000s teen-drama pacing and monster-of-the-week filler episodes.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12001
7.855K2216h 19m
Between the boy Clark Kent thought he was and the man he is destined to become lie the compelling stories of Smallville, the popular action series that reimagines the Superman saga from its roots.
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Season 22002
8.047K2316h 27m
The legend continues to grow stronger in the second super season of Smallville. Throughout the season’s twenty-three episodes, Clark Kent grapples with his calling as he explores his true origins: was he sent to Earth to save humanity or destroy it? Amidst all the chaos, Lana and Clark grow closer than before; Lex gets married; Lionel lures Chloe toward the dark side; the Kents receive miraculous news; and Pete becomes the keeper of Clark’s secret.
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Season 32003
8.140K2215h 40m
Everyone has a future. Clark Kent has a destiny — if he’s willing to accept it and to master all the awesome powers and responsibilities that come with it. In an event-packed third season, the fascinating reinterpretation of the Superman mythology and its classic characters continues as Clark embraces the dark side and Jonathan Kent strikes a devil’s bargain with Jor-El to rescue his son.
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Season 42004
8.140K2215h 44m
Clark Kent will have plenty of reasons to remember his senior year! Lois Lane — smart, opinionated, and entirely annoying to Clark — arrives in Smallville to investigate the death of her cousin. Lana gets a new older boyfriend. Clark decides to go against his parents' wishes and joins the football team as a quarterback. And while Clark sets off on a quest to find three mysterious Kryptonian crystals, Lex steps further from the light into darkness.
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Season 52005
8.038K2215h 19m
Clark Kent now carries a full load of classes at Central Kansas University, but that's not all he carries. He carries the full weight of his — perhaps the world's — destiny. In season five, Clark finally begins to accept his destiny and takes giant leaps towards becoming the Man of Steel. He also crosses paths with Professor Milton Fine, whose presence in Smallville will have a devastating effect on his already deteriorating friendship with Lex.
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Season 62006
8.136K2215h 11m
Clark manages to escape from the Phantom Zone with the help of an unexpected ally. He subsequently sets out on a mission to hunt down the dangerous prisoners who followed him to Earth. Adding to Clark's troubles, there is a new vigilante in town who goes by the name Green Arrow. Meanwhile, Lex and Lana take the next step in their relationship. As the season progresses, the rivalry between Clark Kent and Lex Luthor will explode into a fierce good-versus-evil battle.
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Season 72007
8.129K2013h 48m
When Clark's cousin Kara arrives on the scene, Clark advises her to keep a low profile and master her powers, but Kara has other ideas and becomes the focus of Lex Luthor's powerlust. And, there are two Clark Kents: one is the young man whose life in a tiny Kansas town sets him on destiny's path. The other is a Bizarro who shares Clark's DNA, but not his values. Lane makes a career leap and Chloe Sullivan finds that balancing a meteor power with a personal life isn't easy.
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Season 82008
8.031K2216h 5m
Last season, Clark Kent and Lex Luthor became sworn enemies and Clark discovered more about his home planet, who his parents were, what his future holds and why he was sent to Earth. In season eight, Clark Kent is now reporter at the Daily Planet who shares a workspace with Lois Lane. And there's a new hero in Metropolis - a hero everyone now calls the Red-Blue Blur.
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Season 92009
8.128K2115h 24m
Last season, the enticing Tess Mercer maneuvered her way through town, discovered Clark's true identity and unleashed a new world of danger. Clark, he also met his greatest match: Doomsday. When Clark wasn't busy battling the beast, he was knee-deep in work at the Daily Planet. As Clark's persona as the cub Planet reporter emerged, so did his feelings for Lois, the fated love of his life. In season nine, Clark Kent has to rise to the occasion as Zod and his followers scheme to take control of planet Earth.
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Season 102010
8.330K2115h 42m
As season nine drew to a close, Clark sacrificed himself to save the world from General Zod. In the tenth and final season, the timeless romance between Clark and Lois romance continues to develop, and Clark will come face-to-face with his destiny as he overcomes his final trials and forges the iconic identity that will be known for all time.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Tom Welling Clark Kent, Bizarro, Clark Luthor
Michael Rosenbaum Lex Luthor, President Lex Luthor, Zod
Allison Mack Chloe Sullivan, Brainiac, Dawn Stiles
Kristin Kreuk Lana Lang, Lana Luthor, Margaret Isobel Thoreaux
John Glover Lionel Luthor, Clark Kent, Darkseid
Erica Durance Lois Lane, Brianna Withridge, Chloe Sullivan
Annette O'Toole Martha Kent, The Red Queen, Dawn Stiles
John Schneider Jonathan Kent, Brainiac
Justin Hartley Oliver Queen, Green Arrow
Sam Jones III Pete Ross
Crew
Alfred Gough
Miles Millar
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